9 responses to “Scotland Says No!”
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Hallelujah!!
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Amen!
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Yes!!!
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“something that the church overwhelmingly felt was not the way forward”
…… the way set by the emergency Primates meeting way back when Gene had just been elected was not the way forward and, sad to say, I can’t think of any good that has flowed from it.
I can only hope that the threats are now over and the listening begins.
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Excellent news.
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This has to be good news for the Anglican Communion it’self.
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TBTG!
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BTW, Father Mark Harris in the US says that the Philippine province has already said no to the covenant.
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Yes – it is reported that the Philippine province has said no, but the reports I saw suggested that it was their bishops who said no rather than a vote in a General Synod.
My point was that I think that the Scottish Synod is the first actual Synod of a Province to say no. Happy to be proved wrong though.
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